Welcoming
the state government's decision to prohibit the use of air-horns in vehicles in
the State, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said that the state could
become a model for the other states to follow.
''The
cabinet on Thursday decided to take stringent steps against sound pollution.
This is a welcome note that should be followeddd by other states, '' said IMA
state president Dr Sreeejith N Kumar and secretary Dr A Jayakrishnan.
The
government had also instructed the Motor Vehicles Department to check that the
law is strictly adhered to in the State. While flagging off the all-Kerala
cycle rally organised by Indian Medical Association, Kerala chapter, against
sound pollution, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had on Thursday said that
steps will be taken at the earliest to see that vehicles of VIPs, including
that of the ministers, do not violate sound pollution norms.
They
said that the campaign , titled National Initiative for Safe Sound (NISS), will
cover all the districts. The rally that will conclude at Kozhikode
on April 28 will highlight the serious health and social effects of noise
pollution. Seminars, street plays and other awareness campaigns are being
organised as part of the campaign, Kumar and Jayakrishnan said.
Source: the new indian express
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